Category: Features

Oct 06 2020

Say Her Name: The Black Student Union hosts vigil for Breonna Taylor

by Paula Torres

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PHOTO ESSAY BY PAULA TORRES, Photo and Social Media Editor—The Black Student Union of Denison University held a vigil for Breonna Taylor, a victim of lethal police brutality, following the...

Oct 06 2020

Features

Have you met Dan the “Granville Man”? This is his story

by Harrison Hamm

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HARRISON HAMM, Opinion Editor—You’ve probably seen this man sitting in the main center of Granville. His presence is at once conspicuous and ordinary.He wears a distinctive hat emblazoned with the...

Sep 30 2020

Features

T.A.G. finds restorative relief through adventure outdoors

by Emma Proe

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EMMA PROE, Asst. Features Editor — This year Denison has unveiled a new program called the Therapeutic Adventure Group, or T.A.G. Launched by Jack Wheeler, a mental health therapist at...

Sep 30 2020

Features

Decerchio ‘23 shares experience as a new transfer student on The Hill

by Emma Proe

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EMMA PROE, Asst. Features Editor — Transferring to a school anytime is a big moment, and it’s especially interesting during a pandemic. New Denisonian Mia Decerchio ’23 is from Bloomfield...

Sep 29 2020

Features

Vail Series brings Grammy Award-winning artist Aoife O’Donovan for virtual two-week residency

by Liz Anastasiadis

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LIZ ANASTASIADIS, Editor-in-Chief — Aoife O’Donovan, Grammy Award-winning artist, is doing a two-week virtual residency as part of the Vail Series lineup this fall. O’Donovan is one of the most...

Sep 16 2020

Features

Student Artist Spotlight: Shruti Shankar’s series inspired by beauty in crisis and pandemic, in India

by Paula Torres

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PAULA TORRES, Photo & Social Media Editor—Student artist spotlight: Shruti Shankar’s series inspired by beauty and pandemic, in India About the Works: The COVID pandemic has been essential to my...

Sep 09 2020

Features

The Black Student Union remains unwavering during COVID-19

by Nina Cosdon

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NINA COSDON, Editor-in-Chief—This semester, Black Student Union (BSU) meetings might look a little different. Their mission, however, remains the same.Heaven Wade ‘21, a biochemistry major from Chicago and the Chief...

Sep 09 2020

Features

Sharing stories to fight isolation

by Laura Lapham

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LAURA LAPHAM, Arts & Life Editor Emeritus—Stories on the Hill is coming to Denison, headed by Genevieve Pfister, ‘24, a first-year English major with a creative writing emphasis from Columbus,...

Sep 09 2020

Features

To be remembered by: A short story on loss & life

by Amelia Jallabah

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AMELIA JALLABAH, Staff Writer—It started with a prayer, you know the desperate kind. The one you prayed when grandmother was on her deathbed, her begging the world to kiss her...

Sep 03 2020

Features

Anel Soza: The uncontrollable mind of a musician

by Samara Benza

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SAMARA BENZA, Features Editor—If you thought playing one instrument was cool, meet Anel Sosa. She first picked up the euphonium in middle school but since then, Sosa has expanded her...